Open AccessPublic Conceptions of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse, Their Causes and Treatments: Findings from the 1996 General Social Survey
Author(s) -
Sara Kuppin,
Richard M. Carpiano
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.98.supplement_1.s120
Subject(s) - vignette , mental health , psychiatry , substance abuse , mental illness , public health , medical prescription , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , nursing , pharmacology
We examined the degree to which lay beliefs about the causes of disorders may predict beliefs about what constitutes appropriate treatment.